The opposition MDP has appointed a contingency team to keep the party running if its leaders are arrested, an announcement made by chairperson Fayyaz Ismail at a rally in Malé. The move follows calls from ruling PNC lawmakers for Ismail's arrest over comments by an MDP activist referencing former president Mohamed Amin Didi.
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Ismail said that the meeting, held on Wednesday, concluded that the people would manage the party if its current leadership were detained.
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lawmakers from the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) called for Ismail’s arrest during a parliamentary session on Tuesday
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When you hurt the people, history has shown what happens to rulers. I believe he said that on the podium as advice to the incumbent president
historical lesson
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An emergency motion was subsequently submitted to parliament by PNC MP Hassan Mufeed Abdul Qadir, urging police action against the remarks.
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including a rushed constitutional amendment passed last week. The amendment, which strips defecting MPs of their parliamentary seats and expands presidential powers
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